Safeguard Properties announced that its founder and CEO Robert Klein was honored with a Humanitarian Award on Monday at the sixth annual Five Star Default Servicing Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas. 

Klein was recognized for his support of two initiatives in Cleveland to help ease the impact of the foreclosure crisis on the local community.  One was the Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Prevention Program which has helped thousands of Greater Cleveland families avoid foreclosure.  The other was the restoration of the historic Fir Street Cemetery and clean-up of surrounding vacant and abandoned properties. 

Safeguard is the largest privately held mortgage field services company in the U.S.  The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Valley View, Ohio